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Zombie Runner

June 25, 2009
Category: California, Rating 4, South Bay, United States
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Name: Cafe Zombie Location: inside ZombieRunner, 429 S California Ave, Palo Alto, CA Rating: 4

I recently drove the family down to Palo Alto to visit some family friends. Of course, the trip had to include a stop-off for yogurt from Fraiche, but as happy I as I am with their Blue Bottle coffee [...]

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Pondering the Third Wave Expansion

November 27, 2008
Category: California, Chicago, East Bay, Greater LA Area, Illinois, Oregon, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, South Bay, the scoop, United States, Washington
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I find it a little surprising sometimes that prominent, high quality (OK, let’s just say it – “third wave”) cafe/roasters have opened as few shops as they have. Take the Big Bay area players, for example, which have no more than a large handful of stores combined. Blue Bottle appears to be in the lead [...]

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Froyo Espresso

November 17, 2008
Category: California, Rating 4, South Bay, United States
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Name: Fraiche Location: 644 Emerson, Palo Alto, CA Rating: 4-

I love coffee but have never really been bitten by the sour frozen yogurt bug. My wife, on the other hand, complained about the demise of Dannon’s sour frozen yogurt for years before Pinkberry, Red Mango and countless copycats burst on the scene.  She, [...]

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